Discovery Channel - "Assault on Waco" airs 9/17 9pm

Discovery Channel Listings ^ | 09/16/2006 | Discovery Website

[Loud Mime]

Discover the truth about the 1993 WACO incident through never-before-seen transcripts of FBI negotiations, tapes, bugged conversations from an undercover agent and rare interviews with some of the few Waco and Branch Davidian survivors.

[Loud Mime]

I wonder how the Clinton/Reno team will be portrayed and if there are going to be any protests.

This was a crime without criminals....amazing....

Ping your friends

[misanthrope]

Tomorrow night ping

[jeremiah]

BTTT

[butternut_squash_bisque]

I'm gonna be recording this one, too.

[trisham]

Sounds good. Thanks.

[Loud Mime]

BTW, if you haven't seen the film "Waco, the Rules of Engagement", it's worth the rental.

To see how our members of congress are stunned into doing nothing is a sight I'll never forget.

[trisham]

Thanks. I'll make a note of it.

[misanthrope]

pingalingadingdong

[beltfed308]

I hope they show the complete unedited initial raid. Without that anything else is pretty meaningless.

[nativist]

Everyone should get on Amazon and find the documentary called Waco the rules of engagement. I saw it on HBO in the mid 90's and was able to get it on VHS. It's so clear and damning that I didn't think it would remain on the market for long. I have seen other documentaries on Waco that tried to almost cover the truth up.

This one has interviews with Texas Rangers angry at the demolition of the crime scene immediately following the fire. It has arson investigators angry about it. It shows charred bodies of children, one with a broken back caused by convulsions from the CS gas. It shows the FBI telling the press its reasons for gassing them for 8 hours.

"Waco the rules of engagement" shows the farce that was the investigation, has experts in the use of the FLIR cameras used to film the compound from a plane. It is a must buy if it can be found.

[TheRobb7]

OK...OK...I'll be the first:

This is airing TOO CLOSE TO THE ELECTION!!

Therefore it's...it's...(wait for it)

BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beltfed308]

required keyword JBT added.

[i_dont_chat]

pinging myself

Don't miss this.

[Yorlik803]

Dont expect too much. This will prob be a whitewashing of the whole thing,
Rules of Engagment was the best.....

[Loud Mime]

On the tape of the initial raid I saw an agent rapid fire a pistol at the building, which was some 50 plus feet away.

Now, think about that for a minute.

Indiscriminate gunfire directed at a building containing children? Hell, even the cops exercised more logic at Columbine....they left the killers alone!

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Bill and Hills reluctance to engage Islamic terrorists is counterbalanced by their eagerness to attack the American people.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"This was a crime without criminals....amazing...."

Oh, there were criminals alright. They won that one!

[Loud Mime]

I agree with you. Every person should see that film.

I really could not identify any editorial content. Am I right?

It seemed to be just a presentation of materials that allowed you to draw your own conclusions. The reaction (lack of) of the Members of Congress is what shocked me.

[George Smiley]

Shorten that post up a bit and you've got one helluva tagline there.

[ChadGore]

History is a funny thing.

The first World Trade Center Bombing was February 26, 1993.

The first Waco assault was February 28, 1993.

Clinton had no problem rolling our tanks.

He just aimed them the wrong way.